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- 1 Afternoon Tea with My Best Friend 闺蜜的下午茶 Afternoon Tea with My Best Friend 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Rebellious CEO Raises a Cool-Fronted, Adorable Songstress 叛逆霸总饲养了冷脸萌歌姬 Singer x singer; a seemingly sweet but secretly raunchy college girl x a domineering CEO who appears proper but is actually rebellious [Balancing career, friendship, and romance + love growing over time + online romance turning into a real-life relationship + saving each other + a little streaming and online gaming] One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's one and only; not a strong female lead Eighteen-year-old Chu Xiqiao never imagined she would say yes to her "master's" confession on h —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 He Married a Fallen Heiress, and the Tough Guy Became a Total Wife Guy 娶了落魄大小姐，硬汉沦为老婆奴 [Fallen heiress + love-struck, rugged country boy + age gap + skin-tone contrast + size difference + saving each other] [Sweet everyday life of a young married couple] Her stepfather took all the family's money overnight, and her older brother was left injured and unconscious. For a bride price of 188,000 yuan, the useless heiress Song Shuyao, who couldn't do a thing, volunteered to marry Meng Jin. After one night together, the man handed her the bride price. She thought they were just going to 23.8kReads8.8Score4k14d adds
- 4 Wishing You All the Best 祝，如意 When Zhu Ruyi walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau with 200,000 yuan, a car, and nine years of love behind her, she had no idea that less than six months later, at the scene of an eleven-car pileup, someone would point at her mangled car in front of everyone and say, “That’s my wife’s car.” A woman divorced because of the risk of passing on a hereditary disease. An older, respected, single Party secretary. Their story unfolds through many moments of everyday life, honest and down-to-earth. 51.6kReads8.8Score5.2k14d adds
- 5 Twenty Years of Marriage 结婚20年 The familiar hurts of marriage, the casual disdain, indifference, and manipulation... They have the power to wear away even stone, drop by drop... Watch as three middle-aged couples, Chen Zhu and Fang Wenqing, Hong Chunying and Ji Changhua, and Ren Yan and Yu Bin, fight their way out of their emotional dead ends... 865Reads8.1Score10314d adds
- 6 Why Is CEO Pei So Clingy After Marriage? 这个裴总婚后也太粘人了吧 Arranged Marriage to Love | Age Gap | Slow-Build Romance | Insecure, Sweet Girl × Carefree Pretend Playboy (Newly Rated) On the third day after Ji Yu was brought back as the family’s biological daughter, she went to the registry office and married a complete stranger. Her new husband was the heir to Huansi Group, a notorious playboy among Beijing’s rich and spoiled crowd. The first time they met after the wedding, Ji Yu cooked for him. The man leaned quietly against the kitchen island and sudden 13kReads8.7Score1.8k14d adds
- 7 My Wife Won't Let Me Leave Town 娘子不让我出镇 My Wife Won't Let Me Leave Town 209Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Blazing Stars Over the Capital 京焰灼星 There is an ironclad rule in Beijing’s elite circles: whatever Lu Chengyuan says is the final word. At thirty, he is a powerful figure at the very top of society, with the imposing air of a high-ranking official. Everyone who sees him holds their breath and keeps quiet. Even the elders of the Xie family have to treat him as their senior. No one could have imagined that Xie Wanxing would step right over the chasm separating the different tiers of Beijing society. At her twentieth birthday party, 22.5kReads8.2Score3.6k14d adds
- 9 At Last, We Meet Again in the Mountains and Seas 山海终相逢 Dual reproductive systems + Both virgins + Reunited after a long separation + Rekindled love + HE After her family suffered a sudden crisis, Lu Sangsan broke up with her boyfriend using the most hurtful words she could find. She returned to her hometown, a small city in the northwest, took the civil service exam, raised a child, and cared for her parents. She endured the gossip around town, living a life of exhaustion and hardship... She never expected that the new leader who arrived out of the 298Reads—Score10614d adds
- 10 After Marrying My Fiancé's Brooding Older Brother 和未婚夫他阴湿大哥结婚后 Aloof and abstinent, a brooding, ghostly man x gentle and resilient After her beloved fiancé ran away from their wedding, Jiang Yichu accepted her family's arrangement and married his older brother. He was the heir to one of the capital's most prestigious families and its future head, renowned for his cool reserve, noble bearing, and self-restraint. After they married, they treated each other with courtesy. Apart from their regular marital duties, which always ended right on schedule, they were 40.6kReads8.8Score6.1k14d adds
- 11 Laid Off Just Before Getting a Permanent Job, I Meet a Mysterious Tycoon 临近转正被裁，却遇到神秘大佬 [Gentle Yet Strong, Well-Behaved Girl Who Comes Into Her Own × Older, Restrained, Scheming, Mysterious CEO] [Age Gap + Both Pure + Intense Push and Pull + Possessiveness + He Chases Her After She Leaves + Suspense + Unconventional CEO] Jiang Liwu was an honest office worker. Her biggest regret was believing her boss when he said, "You're doing great." She worked overtime and took the blame, only to get laid off anyway. When she met Chu Yanxu, he was on a blind date with another woman. A colleagu 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Eight Years of Saving Him, Outdone by His Secretary in Three Days 救赎他八年，不如女秘书三天 Eight Years of Saving Him, But Three Days with His Secretary Were Enough —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 A Fiery Newlywed Life: Cold in Public, Kissing Passionately in Private 新婚炽烈：人前不爱，人后猛猛亲 [Flash Marriage] [Marriage Before Love] [Sweet Romance, Both Inexperienced] [Seven-Year Age Gap] Shen Yuntang grew up in an orphanage. Then, out of nowhere, she hit the jackpot and became the only heir to the wealthy Shen family. When her family arranged a marriage alliance, she went straight to the head of the Pei family and volunteered herself. Pei Huaizhou had only one unusual requirement for his future wife: she mustn't fall in love with him. Shen Yuntang figured that when you were out in th 3.6kReads8.0Score39414d adds
- 14 The Sweet Beauty Is Spoiled by a Cold, Distant Officer 娇娇美人被冷淡军官宠上天了 After the wedding, the cold military officer dotes on his sweet, lovely bride (Born into splendor, joyful year after year) Gentle, lively, younger sweetie and a cool, reserved, older rough-and-tumble military officer (13-year age gap). A sweet domestic romance, all sugar and no angst. Both are each other's first and only. For various reasons, the sweet and soft-hearted Yan Wanqing from Nanjiang has no choice but to marry. At her elders' arrangement, she becomes engaged to Song Hezhang, a cold, 4.5kReads8.4Score35914d adds
- 15 Falling in Love After Marriage 婚内渐熟 Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life Li Zhi grew up in the countryside with her grandmother. Independent and clear-headed, she doesn't like interacting with people. She has nothing but a blood tie to her parents, with no affection between them. Three years ago, her parents arranged a marriage alliance for her. Zhou Xian Ci, the second son of the Zhou family, came in person to ask for her hand. Li Zhi already had someone she loved, so she firmly turned him down. Her boyfrien 156Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 16 A Whirlwind Wedding and Exclusive Love: The Iceberg Meets the Sunshine 闪婚独宠，冰山遇骄阳 [Clear-headed, resilient ray of sunshine × steady, restrained CEO] [Married first, love later | sweet everyday romance | age gap | slow-burn relationship | both leads have no past romantic entanglements] Icy CEO × ray of sunshine (not a strong female lead) Song Jiaoyang's matchmaking date was a failure, but during the few minutes she spent sheltering from the rain outside a coffee shop, she got married on impulse. * “My name is Li Jingtian. I'm twenty-nine and currently the executive president o 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Stealing Your Hair Clip: Mr. Qin’s Secret Crush Comes True 偷藏你的发夹：秦总暗恋成真 Secretly Keeping Your Hair Clip: President Qin's Unrequited Love Comes True —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 General Pei, I Can Hear Every Thought in Your Heart 裴将军，你的心里话我都听见了 General Pei, I can hear everything you're thinking. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Qin Yanshu, I Want to Get Married 秦砚书，我想结婚了 (Just started getting ratings. Please refer to readers' reviews, both good and bad; none have been deleted.) Easygoing supporting actress Zhizhi * powerful, aloof CEO Qin Large age gap (27 and 44) They heal each other; an unmarried couple with a child A slice-of-life story full of mutual affection, with sound values 6.3kReads8.9Score52614d adds
- 20 Swaying Boughs in the Capital: I’ll Walk the Road to Greatness with Him 京枝摇：与他共赴青云路 A cool, dignified, powerful Crown Prince + a sweet yet resilient government trainee + Rekindled Romance + Mutual Devotion Lu Shiyan, the capital's most powerful young heir, was cool, dignified, and immensely influential, yet he couldn't forget Su Wanqing for eight years. Su Wanqing, a government trainee from an ordinary family, was sweet yet resilient, blooming with every step she took, but she could never forget the boy she had loved in her youth. They reunited in a grassroots post in Jiangnan. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 After I Dumped My Ex-Boyfriend, He Became My Fiancé 甩了前男友后，他成了我未婚夫 [A Fairytale Romance + Sweet Love Story + Devoted Love, Both Inexperienced + He Bows His Head for Love] Zhu Fu went abroad to study and unexpectedly started dating a mixed-race man, finally getting to kiss a foreigner. After dating for a year and a half, she grew fed up with how controlling her boyfriend was. With her studies abroad coming to an end, Zhu Fu fled on a plane in the middle of the night and unilaterally declared their relationship over. After returning home, she wanted to avoid bein 67kReads8.5Score64.1k14d adds
- 22 After the Divorce, My First Love and Ex-Boyfriend Won't Leave Me Alone 离婚后，初恋前男友上蹿又下跳 Xu Yuanchun's first marriage lasted only a year and a half. Because she was infertile. It's no big deal. Infertility isn't life-threatening, and even after her divorce, she can still live freely. But as soon as the divorce was final, Feng Jianqiu, her ex-boyfriend and first love, came shamelessly crawling back, making a scene at every turn. She really had no idea what game he was trying to play. Whatever. She might as well slap him first. · Two ordinary people in their thirties stumble through a 254Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Resting on the Rails 枕于轨上 At seven, she was brought into the Zhou family in his arms. For twenty-three years, she grew up following the tracks he laid. He was her teacher and the bureau chief: his ruler rapped her drafting notebook, yet as the years passed, his pen sketched the unspoken tide of longing between them. “You have exclusive right of way on my tracks.” He taught her to translate documents, prayer beads rolling over her collarbone. On a stormy night, he sheltered her from the rain, his Adam’s apple grazing the 7Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 24 After I Married a Mortal, the Gods Knelt Before Me 我嫁凡人之后，神明跪了 After I Married a Mortal, the Gods Knelt —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Doesn't It Hurt? 它不疼吗 Doesn't it hurt? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Powerful Man’s Instinctive Surrender 大佬的生理性沉沦 A powerful man with a visceral aversion to women vs. a beautiful, clear-eyed female tutor [Ten-year age gap + powerful man bows to love + mature man and woman + visceral attraction] As a major figure in Jiang City, Jiang Zongnian is upright and incorruptible, and keeps his distance from women. He is practically like a high monk. In truth, he suffers from an unspeakable affliction: he is allergic to women from head to toe. That is, until Bai Yilu, his son’s tutor, appears. His illness is complete 26.7kReads8.8Score3k14d adds
- 27 My Wife Won’t Stop Chatting, and Her Flash-Married Husband Is Bewitched 夫人小嘴叭叭，闪婚老公被哄迷糊 (Both leads are inexperienced in love + married first, fall in love later + a sweet, slow-burn romance) The rating is low because it just opened. It’ll go up later. Twenty-seven-year-old Su He has been on so many blind dates she’s gone numb. When she meets Fu Xingchuan, she’s in the middle of giving her date an earful. Unexpectedly, the man asks her to marry him. Su He figures love doesn’t matter much. If they’re a good match and like what they see, they can get married. He’s stunningly hand 117.4kReads8.4Score2.6k14d adds
- 28 Order Beneath the Lamp, Heart Revealed When the Wind Rises 灯下有序，风起见心 [Both in the civil service, extra sweet, age gap, mutual devotion, no angst] Xu Yuanning always thought that she and Shen Junyu would never have anything to do with each other. Until one day. The man who had always been disciplined, courteous, steady, and self-controlled walked up to her. “Xu Yuanning, would you consider dating me?” Later, he never held her back from shining. He simply stood behind her and told her, again and again: “You just keep moving forward.” “I'll be with you f 18.8kReads8.8Score2.1k14d adds
- 29 By Seniority, You Have to Call Him Uncle 按辈分要叫叔叔 Mutual chastity + workplace romance + age gap + sweet romance The first time Jiang Tang met He Shuting, she greeted him with, “Hello, Uncle.” He Shuting paused with his cigarette halfway to his lips and looked up at her. “What kind of look is that?” Jiang Tang said, “My aunt told me on the way here that you're senior to me in the family, so I should call you Uncle.” He Shuting said, “How did your parents raise you?” Those words struck a nerve with Jiang Tang, because her parents had died four ye 7.4kReads8.2Score86414d adds
- 30 Just a Second Book with You 只是有你的第2本书 She was a child in his memories, and he was a friend of her parents’ generation. Separated by thirty years, they had always stood on opposite banks of a river: he on the shore of maturity, she on the shore of growing up. But fate quietly changed course, bringing two tributaries that should have run parallel together at a tranquil bend. When the tide surges over the banks, some boundaries can never be restored. 2.2kReads8.4Score16514d adds
- 31 Uh-Oh, I’ve Fallen for Someone Else’s Girlfriend 糟糕，对别人的女朋友怦然心动了 At a gathering, someone asked Feng Ran what she was looking for in a partner. “As long as we truly love each other, that's enough.” She'd smiled gently and said it with conviction, believing that true love could overcome any obstacle. Everyone fell silent for a moment, then sighed that Xiao Ran was so innocent, still as guileless as ever. Later, she asked for a bride price of 200,000 yuan, not a penny less. That demand ended her relationship with Wang Chuxin, her boyfriend of five years, who 1.2kReads8.6Score14414d adds
- 32 Fish in the Mood 鱼色 The rating just came in, but it’ll go up (also known as: After Being Forced into the Palace as a Consort, I Became the Emperor’s Personal Family Counselor) [Large Age Gap + Love Grows Over Time + Slow-Burn Romance] Synopsis One: At the beginning: “Hah. Women are nothing but gifts sent by the Empress.” Midway through: “You are still in the prime of your life. You should live as freely as you wish. When I am gone, I will set you free.” The night before the final chapter: “You’re just hoping I’ll d 2.7kReads8.1Score18614d adds
- 33 The Rose Blooms, Her Glory in Full Splendor 玫瑰初开，风华正盛 [The rating has just been posted and will rise later] [Marriage first, love later | Ten-year age gap | 25-year-old female CEO | 35-year-old elite in government | Powerful CEO | Contract marriage | Both virgins | Two strong leads] She is a rising force in business, and he is a powerful government official. A family-arranged marriage binds their two proud souls together! Gu Wantang, 25, is the founder and CEO of a high-tech company. Young and accomplished, she has built a tech unicorn through her 819Reads7.3Score10514d adds
- 34 The Ninth Lord Falls in Love 九爷动凡心 [Marriage First, Love Later + Both Devoted to Each Other + 20-Year Age Gap] In the sixteenth year of the Republic, warlords battle for power and gangs flourish. The Dragon Gang, led by Lu Jiuzhou, dominates the entire city of Qingcheng. Lu Jiuzhou, thirty-eight years old, is known as Ninth Master. He has married six concubines, yet none has borne him a son or daughter. This has become a favorite subject of gossip among the people of Qingcheng. Ming Huaili, president of the Qingcheng Chamber of C 1.3kReads—Score10614d adds
- 35 Seeing You at Dusk 黄昏时分见你 [25-year age gap + silver-haired romance + secret affair + doting on her husband] In public, Lu Jize is hardworking and devoted to the people. He shoulders the burdens of livelihood and development, wearing himself out and working day and night. In private, though, he turns into a childish little handful in front of Gu Qingyuan. He cries, throws tantrums, and keeps her up all night. Whenever Gu Qingyuan counts his white hairs, she has to hold him close, kiss him, and soothe him. What “guiding lo 12.3kReads8.3Score88814d adds
- 36 Fan Hua Like Brocade: Taking Down the Scumbag, the Vixen, and My Cold-Blooded Parents 樊花似锦【撕渣男贱女冷血父母】 A realistic story of a woman’s growth, blending satisfaction and heartbreak. There’s no floating comeback powered by a golden finger, only an ordinary woman ground into the dirt by life, slowly crushing the mess of her past and turning the chaos into something beautiful. The more stifled you feel watching her in the first half, the more satisfying the second half will be. Love yourself first, and everything else will fall into place. Everyone and everything that wronged her will have to pay her 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 As Evening Falls 归晚时分 [Older man + quality writing + heroine's growth] This is a story set within the system. No wild fantasy, no melodrama, just the hopes of rural life and a beautiful romance. __ Her boyfriend of three years sells her out for the sake of a contract; the man she spends one passionate, tangled night with travels to another city for her. __ When her family questions him, he says: I've always been the one who couldn't live without her. This is a reunion he's been plotting for a long time. He's waited 56Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 38 Peacefully Into My Heart 安然入心 [Steady, powerful political figure x Gentle, soft-spoken junior civil servant, government workplace, age gap, sweet romance] On the day Gu Zhixing first arrived in An County, he heard a woman crying on the phone in the stairwell of the office building. She said the new leader had frightened her. Gu Zhixing stopped in his tracks, wondering how he could possibly be so terrifying that he had made someone cry. Six months later, he pinned the woman, Xu Anran, against a wall. Frowning, she hurriedly d 8.8kReads8.5Score1k14d adds
- 39 Reborn into a Tycoon Family: The Powerful Young Master’s Deeply Devoted Love 豪门重生：权少宠妻套路深 After registering their marriage, Gu Nuannuan doesn’t get the happy life she hoped for. Instead, Lu Beicheng treats her with utter coldness. She spends over a thousand nights alone, wasting the best years of her life on him. She never gets him to love her, but she does get a mistress at the door, flaunting her pregnant belly. A fire ends her laughable life. When she opens her eyes again, she’s back before her marriage to Lu Beicheng. All she wants is to stay away from him and have nothing more t 922Reads8.7Score11214d adds
- 40 By the Creek at Chuanfu 川俯溪畔 (The rating just came out and is climbing!) (One-on-one, both leads are devoted only to each other + powerful man bends for love + love at first sight + bright and charming young lady + influential Beijing big shot) Chu Rongxi, the youngest daughter of the Chu family, was born stunningly beautiful and radiant. She grew up pampered, the center of everyone's attention. A wager led her to accidentally provoke Huo Zhengchuan, a powerful big shot everyone feared. Everyone in Beijing said that Huo Zhe 543Reads8.3Score10114d adds
- 41 Drunk in the Ink 醉丹青 Drunk With Poetry 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Where Does Purity Return? 清归和处 Heroine’s redemption and guidance + Unwell male lead + Seventeen-year age gap Su He grows from a village girl into the heir to a law firm, one step at a time. An accident took Professor Liang’s wife and his health. He remained trapped in the past, and the heroine helped him find healing. The first time Su He saw Liang Yuanqing, his silhouette as he pressed a hand to his lower back and struggled to walk reminded her so much of Old Su. Something seemed to shift between them the day Liang Yuanqing 2.2kReads8.2Score21014d adds
- 43 After My Divorce, I Became the Cold-Faced Mayor's Darling 离婚后，我成了冷脸镇长的掌心宠 [Office romance, sweet and doting, powerful man bows his head, guiding lover, push and pull, satisfying revenge] [Beautiful, fun, rebellious, a little toxic: a junior contract worker versus a department-level leader who says nothing but is secretly utterly smitten] Jiang Shasha married young. After her scumbag husband cheated on her time and again, she chose to go completely wild. She beat up her cheating husband, tore into her in-laws, then wiped her tears and walked away. On the road, she was 6.6kReads8.4Score58614d adds
- 44 Zechuan Zhaoning 泽川昭宁 [Powerful man humbled by love + 8-year age gap + sweet romance + devoted to each other + marriage before love] Lin Zhaoning is an office worker and a hidden gem, looked down on by the wealthy. She devotes herself to her career. Cheng Zechuan is a high-ranking executive parachuted in from above, a workaholic whose strict discipline governs both his work and personal life. He's never had a relationship, but renting an apartment leads him to fall for her. At a party, he mistakes Lin Zhaoning for a 151Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 45 How Lovely the Green Mountains Look at First Sight 一见青山多妩媚 [Powerful Man Bows His Head + A Coming-of-Age Heroine + Age-Gap Daddy Type + High-Ranking Official + Sweet Romance + Bickering Couple] 41-year-old, steady-as-a-mountain senior official X 25-year-old, sheltered heiress Rao Qingshan never imagined that after the Gu family's fortunes fell, their daughter would come back to China and come after him for answers first. The first time they met, she stormed into his office and made a scene. “If you hadn’t set my father up, how would he have ended up in 15.8kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
- 46 Guangzhou Almost Got Snow 广州差点飘雪 A hidden heiress is cheated on by a gold-digging man who plans to leave her with nothing, only for her to give him a brutal face-slapping in return... My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 I Picked Up a Sweet Young Woman, and the Celibate Old Chinese Doctor Is Losing His Mind with Desire 捡了个娇娇女，禁欲老中医馋疯了 A chaste, old-school traditional Chinese medicine doctor × a sweet, pampered makeup artist [Both Pure and Faithful + Sweet 1v1 Romance + Tender Devotion + Fatherly Boyfriend, 13-Year Age Gap + Muscular Martial Artist + Sweet, Soft Little Beauty] An accident lets Yan Yin witness something utterly shocking. Her best friend has been dating her boyfriend for two years, but he turns out to be in bed with another man... For a hopeless romantic like Yan Yin, the scene is too much to bear, leaving her t 57.6kReads8.8Score10.4k14d adds
- 48 Trending Everywhere: The Movie Star’s Ex Is a Has-Been Nobody 热搜爆了：影帝的前任是糊咖 Trending: The Film Emperor's Ex Is a Nobody 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Cannon-Fodder Princess Arrives in the Modern World and Poisons the Author’s Mind 炮灰公主穿现，我把作家毒懵了 [A cannon-fodder princess from the Western Regions X a bestselling author] Nan Huang, princess of Yaocheng, bears the heavy responsibility of her country and people. She resolves to marry into the Underworld and assassinate the infamous Underworld God. An unexpected storm pulls her out of the world of her own book and sends her to Jinghai City. When she first meets Ye Si, she mistakes him for her nemesis, the Underworld God, and poisons him on the spot. Much later, she realizes that the man she —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 I Accidentally Bound Myself to a Younger Husband 意外绑定年下夫 Contract Marriage → 13-Year Age Gap → Both Leads Have No Past Relationships → A Long Road to Winning Her Back → Sweet Romance Esports player x pediatrician, older woman-younger man romance A ridiculous contract born from a trending topic binds Cheng Ye, an unruly esports prodigy, and Ning Wan, a gentle master pediatrician, in a marriage that feels like a tomb. The 13-year gap is a target of public ridicule, and a boundary t 10Reads—Score114d adds
